Story+2000-04-08+St.+Louis,+MO

´´(sings ‘Take Me to the River’) Oh, that´s right....that’s where I wanna go....I wanna go to that riverside tonight.....I wanna find that river of life and that river of love.....and that river of the healing power....and that river of faith.....I wanna find that river of sanctification....and that river of transformation where you can go and be changed....and that river of resurrection where everybody gets a second chance....I wanna find that river of, of sexual healing....yes I do, and companionship....that´s right....that´s where I wanna go tonight....and I want you to go with me....´cause that´s why we´re here....because I can´t get there by myself, no Sir !....I have tried and you can try but you can´t get there by yourself.....now we´re here in St.Louis tonight because I wanna have us a rock and roll exorcism....I wanna throw a rock and roll baptism....that´s right....but once I stood, as a young man, one evening....before a dark grove of trees....and I was frightened like a little child to pass through those trees even though I knew on the other side was the river of life.....a meaningful life and cold beer at a reasonable price....but I felt paralyzed and then a gypsy woman called me onward and she said ´Son.... what´s your line ? what is your, what is your line ?....because what you need is you need some help to make it through this forest, what you need is you need a band´....that´s right, that´s why I wanna introduce tonight the dean of the university of musical perversity, the Secretary of intelligence, Professor Roy Bittan on the piano....I wanna introduce the Minister of faith and friendship, keeper of all that is righteous on E Street and star of ´The Sopranos´- television show, Little Steven on the guitar....stand with me, Brother....with me at the riverside, I wanna introduce the foundation of the E Street nation, Southern man, Mr.Garry W.Tallent on the bass....I wanna introduce the Minister of the mighty beat, the man that brings the power night after night, star of Late Night Television, Mighty Max Weinberg on the drums....(?)....I wanna introduce, standing with me at the riverside, the Godfather of the guitar, Secretary of heart and spirit, the great Nils Lofgren.....standing with me at the riverside....I wanna introduce, I wanna introduce the Minister of mystery and all things unfathomable on E Street, on the Hammond B-3 organ and accordion, Brother Dan Federici ....now, brunettes is fine, blondes is fun but when it come to getting a dirty job done, it takes a (crowd : ´Red headed woman´) I´ve got to, got to find myself a (crowd : ´Red headed woman´) I´m searching for my baby (crowd : ´Red headed woman´) I´ve got to find my love now (crowd : ´Red headed woman´) I´m looking for my baby (crowd : ´Red headed woman´) I´ve got to find a love now (crowd : ´Red headed woman´) I´m creeping, I´m sneaking (crowd : ´Red headed woman´) I´m peeping, I´m looking (crowd : ´Red headed woman´) (Patti sings a bit of ´Rumble Doll´) the First Lady of love, on the guitar and vocals, Miss Patti Scialfa....stand with me, baby, at the riverside....and now last but not least.....last but not least....the sky is gonna shake and the earth is gonna rumble....I wanna introduce the Minister of soul, Secretary of the brotherhood and if we lived in a righteous nation, the next president of the United States ....do I have to say his name ? ....do I have to say his name ? say who ?....say who ?....say who ?....say who ?...say who ?....say who ?....say who ?....say who ?....say who ?...say who ?....”
 * 08.04.00 St.Louis, MO, middle of ´Tenth Avenue Freeze Out´**

´´St.Louis !....but everywhere I’ve gone, I’ve seen people lost in the wilderness....I´ve seen people lost in bitterness....I´ve seen people lost in confusion....I´ve seen people lost in St.Louis Cardinals memorabilia....I´ve seen people lost in loneliness....but tonight we´re here specifically on a search-and-rescue mission, that´s right, if you´ve been downhearted, disspirited, disgusted, dispossessed, downsized, analyzed, stigmatised, fractionalised, Republicanised, factionalised, retropsychedelicized, we´re here tonight to re-educate, to resuscitate, to regenerate, to re-educate, to reindoctrinate, to recombobolate, to resexualate, to rededicate, to reliberate with the power and the glory, with the power and the glory, with the power and the glory, with the majesty, with the mystery....with the ministry of rock and roll !....that´s right....that´s right.....with the power and the glory, with the mystery, with the majesty, with the ministry of rock and roll !....that´s right....that´s right....now, unlike my competitors, unlike my competitors, I shall not, I will not, I cannot promise you life everlasting....life everlasting....but I can promise you life..... right now !...and all you gotta do is raise your hand and say ‘I’.....”
 * 08.04.00 St.Louis, MO, middle of ´Light of Day´**

´´We´ve got to go to church tomorrow !....”
 * 08.04.00 St.Louis, MO, intro to ´Ramrod´**

//Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi//